John O'CONNOR

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Service Number:	2871
Enlisted:	2 November 1916, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	39th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Edinburgh, Scotland, 1895
Home Town:	West Perth, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Victoria Park, Western Australia, 9 October 1960, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Roman Catholic, Section JC, Grave 0007
Memorials:

2 Nov 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2871, 39th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA
29 Dec 1916:	Involvement Private, 2871, 39th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: ''
29 Dec 1916:	Embarked Private, 2871, 39th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Persic, Fremantle
12 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2871, 39th Infantry Battalion
3 Mar 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2871, 39th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 5th Military District as medically unfit

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Son of Daniel O'Connor and Janet O'Connor nee Hunter of Fitzgerald Street, West Perth, WA.

Commenced return to Australia on 11 December 1918 aboard HT Saxon disembarking on 20 January 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal